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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Mean Customer

How is it that everyone I know can talk their way into a great deal whether it be with a cable/internet provider, a cell phone company, a lousy garage sale or any place where you call and push buttons for 1.345 hours until you finally hit zero repeatedly until someone answers.

My dad is soooooo good at this. I would always call on him crying for help and he would make a call to them and then call me back and everything would be perfect. I'm not sure how he does this I've always been on the other line while he gently talks them into a cheaper price. If you know my dad, 'gently' is not one of his vocabulary words. Maybe its that Irish in him. But after moving from Manhattan I made it a goal to dothis on my own.

It isn't working. I'm horrible at this. I just feel bad and sigh and pause a few seconds and then say 'ok well thanks anyways. have a good day.' WHO SAYS THIS??????!!!!! Why can't I scream at them?? It isn't like I personally know them anyways. Or why can't I be super witty like a lawyer and have something to say back to them. I don't know, but if I don't have this talent now I don't think I ever will :(

I guess I'll just have to stick with what they give me.

On a happy note I have a three day weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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